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Raptors win soccer silver

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Congratulations to the Drumheller Raptors U14 soccer, who won the district silver medal. 

The Raptors won their district playoff game on Friday night 6-0 vs Linden in Drumheller, and then headed to the district finals in Carstairs on  Saturday. 
In the semi final, the Raptors took on Irricana.  The game ended tied 3-3 and a shootout was needed to determine the outcome.
The Raptors won, with much thanks to outstanding goal tending by Dale Pliva, paving the way to the gold medal game. 
Despite their best efforts the Raptors won silver, falling to a undefeated Olds squad. 

U14 soccer team advances to District final

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The Drumheller Raptors U14 soccer team are on their way to the finals.

The Raptors won their district playoff game on Friday night 6-0 versus Linden in Drumheller. 

This  earned them a spot in the semi finals this morning versus Irricana at the District finals in Carstairs. 
The semi final game ended tied 3-3 and a shootout was needed to determine which team went to the gold medal game.
The Raptors won, with much thanks to outstanding goal tending by Dale Pliva.
  Drumheller now advances to the gold medal game versus an undefeated Olds team at 2pm. 

Senior Titans win three at Jamboree

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Spring training continues for the Drumheller Senior Titans and they are looking strong on the field.

The team just returned after a weekend Jamboree in Stettler. They played four Jamboree style scrimmages versus Camrose, Wetaskiwin, Stettler and Lacombe, and won three of them.

Coach Ken Fournier said he saw many bright spots. The defense looks fast and the offense skilled, able to score on the pass and on the run.

“We have a great group of young players coming up. Many of them might find themselves starting in the fall,” said Fournier.

He adds they have better numbers than normal in the spring with about 28 signed up. Optimally he would like to dress about 35 players.

The tournament was a good chance for the Titans to gauge their progress versus like-tiered competition, as these are teams they will likely play against in the coming season. 

This weekend however, they have some tougher competition on the field.

The action continues for the senior Titans who have another Jamboree this weekend in Okotoks. This time they will face tier three Holy Trinity Academy from Okotoks, Austin O’Brien High School from Edmonton and Foothills Composite from Okotoks. These teams are from bigger schools and play at a higher tier.

 “This week we cannot make mistakes, we have to execute at a higher level,” said coach Fournier. 


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